Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (S.Afr.) unpleasant.

2012

SAfm Radio Johannesburg 1 Apr. The drug [i.e. sugars] has severe, painful withdrawal symptoms. ‘It’s seriously, seriously hectic’.

2. (S.Afr./UK) on bad=good model, remarkable.

2010		IOL News (S.Afr.) 27 Mar. 🌐 I am a lesbian, for Gods sake. And what makes it even more hectic is that I am a rape survivor.
2012		IOL News (S.Afr.) 9 June 🌐 They seem more enraptured by the many adjectival uses of k*k and describe their experience of the gig as k*k-awsome, k*k-funny and k*k-hectic.
2017		theculturetrip.com ‘Guide to London Slang 10 Jan. 🌐 Hectic – good, fantastic, amazing, amazeballs – you get the picture.